Five Children and It · Character
Red Indians
A band of painted, feathered warriors wished into being by Anthea, who lurk in the shrubbery and turn a quiet afternoon into a siege.
supporting
Also known as the Red Indians, Indians, the Indians, The Indians
First appearance: x scalps
As a supporting figure in Five Children and It, Red Indians is not background color—the story leans on what they do once the chapter opens.
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Summoned by a careless wish and a broken water-jug, they appear as a brown face peering through the Virginia creeper, feathers in long black hair, and reduce four children and a treacle-pudding to frozen silence. They…
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- Social
- Other
Character groups
- Core family and household
- Protagonist
- Extended family and pets
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Falling action.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
This is the story's dramatic climax because Cyril’s secret, early-morning negotiation with the Psammead repres…
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- Anthea
social · ambivalent
Anthea encounters a group of Red Indians (from a wish), leading to a brief and confusing… How this plays out →
- Anthea
social · ambivalent
Anthea encounters a group of Red Indians (from a wish), leading to a brief and confusing… How this plays out →
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